North Korea TAUNTED by US: Trump to send fighter jets to Seoul airshow in show of strength

THE US will taunt North Korea by sending fighter jets to a South Korean airshow.

America is sending stealth F-22 fighter jets and B-1B bombers to participate in the show in a display of Washington’s military might.

The US 7th Air Force said: “Approximately 200 US personnel are expected to participate in the Seoul International Aerospace and Defence Exhibition (ADEX) 2017.”

Lt. Gen. Thomas Bergeson, the 7th Air Force commander and US Forces Korea deputy commander, said: "The Seoul ADEX 2017 represents a unique opportunity for citizens of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) to get an up-close look at some of the air assets the US military brings to the ironclad ROK-US alliance.”

Among the US military aircraft at the event are the F-22 Raptor, B-1B Lancer, A-10 Thunderbolt II, C-17 Globemaster III, C-130J Hercules, KC-135 Stratotanker, E-3 Sentry, U-2 Dragon Lady, RQ-4 Global Hawk, the F-35A Lightning II, U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon and a US Army CH-47F Chinook.

On Saturday a nuclear powered submarine arrived at an American naval base in Jinhae, South Korea, and one of the largest submarines in the US fleet will arrive in Busan this weekend.

Both can be armed with deadly Tomahawk cruise missiles, which were used during strikes on Syria earlier this year.

On Tuesday night two B-1 bombers based in Guam, a US territory, took part in drills with South Korean and Japanese jets in the area.

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President Trump is giving North Korea a show of strength

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Military craft have been stationed on the Korean Peninsula

Seoul said the exercise was conducted as part of a September agreement with Washington on rotational deployment of strategic US military assets.

President Trump met with top defence officials on Tuesday to discuss his options.

The White House said in a statement: "This morning President Donald Trump met with members of his national security team to receive a briefing from Secretary of Defence James Mattis and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford.

"The briefing and discussion focused on a range of options to respond to any form of North Korean aggression or, if necessary, to prevent North Korea from threatening the United States and its allies with nuclear weapons.”

On Tuesday officials confirmed Donald Trump had been briefed by his generals on options to respond to North Korean "aggression".